G/TBT/Notif.98/618/Rev.1  
 
26 March 2020  
(20-2454) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member:  THAILAND  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated  if different from above:   
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point and Notification Authority,  
Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry  
Tel.: (662) 202 3504  
Fax: (662) 202 3511  
E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.mai l.go.th  
Website: http://www.tisi.go.th   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Flat steel 
products and semi -products including plate, sheet and strip; Flat steel products and semi -
products (ICS 77.140.50)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Thai 
Industrial Standard for Hot -Rolled Steel Strip for Pipes and Tubes (TIS 1735 -2563(2020)) 
(11 page(s), in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to 
revise the draft Thai Industrial Standard for Ho t-Rolled Carbon Steel Coil and Strip for 
Pipes and Tubes (TIS 1735 -2542 (1999)) which was notified to WTO/TBT under 
G/TBT/Notif.98.618; by withdrawing the previous version and replacing it with TIS 1735 -
2563(2020): Thai Industrial Standard for Hot -Rolled S teel Strip for Pipes and Tubes.  
This revised standard is applicable to the hot -rolled carbon steel strip, whether unalloyed 
or alloy steels, used for welded steel pipes and tubes.  
The major revisions include amending the scope, definition, type and chemical 
composition; and laying down the requirements for materials and mass.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety   
8. Relevant documents:   
• JIS G 3132: 2018   Hot-rolled carbon steel strip for pipes and tubes  G/TBT/Notif.98/618/Rev.1  
 
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  • JIS G 0321: 2017   Product analysis and its tolerance for wrought steel  
• JIS G 0404: 2014   Steel and steel products - General technical delivery requirements  
• JIS G 0416: 2014   Steel and steel products - Location and preparation of samples 
and test pieces for mechanical testing  
• JIS G 3193: 2019   Dimensions, shape, mass and permissible variations of hot rolled 
steel plates, sheets and strips  
• ISO 4995: 2014   Hot-rolled steel sheet of structural quality  
• ISO 6 929: 2013   Steel products – Vocabulary  
• TIS 2172 part 1 -2556  metallic materials - tensile testing - part 1 : method of test at 
room temperature  
• TIS 2173 -2555  Metallic materials -bend test  
• TIS 2914 -2561  Flat steel - measurement of dimensions and deviations  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers  and email and website address es, if available , of other body:   
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point and Notification Authority  
Thai Industrial Standards Institute  
Tel: (66 2) 202 3504  
Fax: (66 2) 202 3511  
E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.m ail.go.th  
Website: http://www.tisi.go.th  
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